Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
56
34
34
35
7
38
86
116
105
70
80
154
150
80
137
146
149
196
253
240
397
387
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM1.75m
7:55PM1.65m
8:27AM1.70m
8:51PM1.59m
9:23AM1.66m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.30m
1:51PM0.38m
2:10AM0.38m
2:44PM0.44m
3:02AM0.43m
3:38PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:17
6:19
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
13
14
13
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
10
11
9
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
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